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August 15, 2025 21 mins
When you think of the theory of evolution, Charles Darwin is probably the first name that comes to mind. But did you know that the theory scientists use today is vastly different from his original proposal? It's called the "modern evolutionary synthesis," a framework built by many great minds decades after Darwin.In this podcast episode, we'll take you on a journey through history to explore the "evolution" of evolutionary theory itself.
  • From early ideas like Creationism and Lamarck's theory of transmutation.
  • A deep dive into Charles Darwin's revolution with "natural selection" and the limitations of his original theory.
  • Discovering the crucial missing pieces from Mendelian genetics and the population genetics work of Fisher, Wright, and Dobzhansky.
  • Understanding the foundation and core principles of the "Modern Evolutionary Synthesis"—the guiding theory in biology today.
Tune in to get a complete, accurate, and up-to-date understanding of one of the most foundational and magnificent scientific theories in human history.
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